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Center Game

Lanc-Arnold Gambit, Schippler Gambit

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.d4exd4
  3. 3.Nf3Bc5
  4. 4.c3dxc3
  5. 5.Bc4
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Gambit line of the Center Game in which White, two pawns down, ignores the pawn on c3 and plays 5. Bc4, aiming at f7 and leaving b2 to be taken.

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About the Schippler Gambit

With 5. Bc4, White declines to recapture on c3 and develops the bishop toward f7. White is now two pawns down, and the b2-pawn is also left en prise. The most frequent replies are 5...Nf6 and 5...d6, which complete development. Taking a third pawn with 5...cxb2 is the main greedy option. The engine also favors the central counterstrike 5...d5 and rates the position as roughly balanced. White scores well in practice.

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